2020-10-15
Metro Front Page 15th of October 2020
Metro says students at Birmingham University have been given used coronavirus test kits after they were distributed by the city council.
Metro says students at Birmingham University have been given used coronavirus test kits after they were distributed by the city council.
Hospitals in the North are struggling with coronavirus outbreaks spreading on their wards, The Independent reports.
Austerity measures are not inevitable to restore public finances after the coronavirus pandemic, the IMS has said, according to the Financial Times.
The Daily Mirror leads with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s demands for a national lockdown, lasting for at least a fortnight, to tackle soaring COVID-19 cases.
The Daily Express says Boris Johnson is preparing for a “short, sharp” lockdown, according to Tory insiders.
The Daily Mail says facemasks and social distancing will be needed until the summer, according to the head of the Oxford COVID vaccine team.
The i says Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is calling for a “circuit breaker” national lockdown.
The Guardian leads with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s calls for a national lockdown of at least two weeks as the number of people who have died with COVID-19 soared to a four-month high.
The Times says the prime minister is under mounting pressure to impose a short national lockdown after Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer called for a “circuit breaker”.